#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
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<p>Steve Viscelli is a former truck driver and now an economic sociologist at University of Pennsylvania studying freight transportation, including autonomous trucks. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
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<p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br />
Steve’s Website: <a href="https://www.steveviscelli.com/">https://www.steveviscelli.com/</a><br />
Big Rig (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3EbaofP">https://amzn.to/3EbaofP</a><br />
Will Robotic Trucks Be “Sweatshops on Wheels?” (article): <a href="https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO">https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO</a><br />
Johnny Cash – All I Do Is Drive (song): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE</a><br />
Steve’s Penn Gazette Interview: <a href="https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV">https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV</a><br />
More Information on Automated Trucking: <a href="http://www.driverlessreport.org/">http://www.driverlessreport.org/</a></p>
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:36) – Ethnography<br />
(19:49) – Challenges of driving a truck<br />
(38:28) – Trucking industry: State of affairs<br />
(1:11:33) – Future of autonomous trucks<br />
(1:37:49) – Solving the automated truck dilemma<br />
(2:09:44) – Role of society in automated trucking<br />
(2:36:53) – Tesla and revolutionizing the trucking industry<br />
(2:56:33) – Hope and final thoughts</p>